double-bank
double-bank verb: to row (a vessel) by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
Verb
double-bank (third-person singular simple present double-banks, present participle double-banking, simple past and past participle double-banked)
- To row (a vessel) by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
- To set two rowers to pulling (a single oar).
- To ride (a horse, or bicycle) with two people on saddle
- `We must double-bank my horse,' whispers Jim, `for a mile or two, till we're clear of the place; we didn't want to bring a lot of horses about.'1888, Rolf Boldrewood, Robbery Under Arms
- On this occasion we double-banked over on horseback without much difficulty; but very often the Hooker River is quite impassable with horses1891, George Edward Mannering, With axe and rope in the New Zealand Alps
- To double up, to have two people doing something usually done just by one.
Adjective
double-bank (not comparable)
Forms of double-bank
| third-person singular present | double-banks |
|---|---|
| present participle | double-banking |
| past participle | double-banked |
| past | double-banked |
| alternative form | doublebank |
| alternative form | double bank |
Words formed from double-bank
Questions about double-bank
- What does double-bank mean?
- Double-bank means to row (a vessel) by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
- What part of speech is double-bank?
- Double-bank can be a verb or an adjective.
- What is the past tense of double-bank?
- The past tense of double-bank is double-banked.
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